1,899 Quotes About Ego

Enlightenment is ego's ultimate disappointment.

I am sufficiently proud of my knowing something to be modest about my not knowing all.

The ego is the false self-born out of fear and defensiveness.

No matter what we talk about, we are talking about ourselves

Midlife is the time to let go of an overdominant ego and to contemplate the deeper significance of human existence.

And I realized that I’d tolerated him this long because of self-doubt.

Do you ever lose the ego?” Westford asks me.“Yeah.” When his daughter kisses me, my ego flies out the window.

I don't want it to end, and so, as every therapist knows, the ego does not want an end to its “problems” because they are part of its identity. If no one will listen to my sad story, I can tell it to myself in my head, over and over, and feel sorry for myself, and so have an identity as someone who is being treated unfairly by life or other people, fate or God. It gives definition to my self-image, makes me into someone, and that is all that matters to the ego.

If someone corrects you, and you feel offended, then you have an ego problem.